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USA - Clinton comments on Iraqi situation
US President Bill Clinton commented Wednesday (05/11) on the Iraqi stand off with the United nations.
Cu Clinton;
SOT Bill Clinton speaking: "That was a decision for Mr Butler to make. If I was in his position, (hussein) I wouldn't draw...
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UK: LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT FIFTH TERMINAL DEMONSTRATIONS (2)
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One of the world's busiest airport is set to get busier.
London's Heathrow Airport is holding an inquiry to decide if a fifth terminal should be added.
Demonstrators, both for and against the additional terminal, protested...
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Pro-Palestinian protests; Israeli police react to travel bar
Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris, France
1. Wide of passengers protesting, some sitting on check-in desks, shouting UPSOUND (French) "Boycott Israel!"
2. Wide of passengers chanting UPSOUND (French) "Boycott Israel", police...
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NASA announce date of next shuttle launch
1. Wide of NASA officials at media briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English): William H. Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator:
"So one thing that struck me in the review was really how complex this mission is and how it fits into the next...
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USA: NASA EXPERIMENTAL ROCKET FIRST LAUNCH
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NASA's experimental new space plane took to the skies for the first time today at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The reusable X-34 was carried by a Lockheed L-10-11 plane.
It will eventually be launched from the...
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Various - Military preparations continue in Gulf
Military preparations continued in the Gulf region over the
weekend. On Sunday (22/02) four British Tornado fighter bombers
were refuelled over Bahrain by a British VC10 tanker aircraft.
In Kuwait American troops have deplo
Although...
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Lufthansa ground staff out on 1-day strike
Frankfurt
1. Mid of striking workers walking along inside Frankfurt Airport terminal, UPSOUND: whistles
2. Pan from closed Lufthansa check-in desks to striking workers
3. Close up of woman blowing whistle
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert...
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UK: LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT FIFTH TERMINAL DEMONSTRATIONS (1)
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One of the world's busiest airport is set to get bigger.
But neighbours and environmentalists are trying to stop planned expansion at London's Heathrow Airport.
Demonstrators, both for and against an additional airport...
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USA: LOCKERBIE AIRCRAFT BOMB SUSPECTS TRIAL: SITUATION UPDATE
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The United States and Britain are trying to find a suitable court in which to try two Libyan suspects accused of blowing up a Pan Am flight nearly 10 years ago.
The option currently under consideration would see the two...
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Iraq - Preparations for Annan visit
The UN Humanitarian co-ordinator for Iraq, Denis Halliday, said on Friday (20/2) that he was optimistic Secretary General Kofi Annan would find a peaceful solution to the weapons' crisis.
UN spokesman Eric Falt said that Annan would...
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US northeast pounded by heavy snow, record number of flight cancellations
The relentless snow and ice storms this winter have led to the highest number of flight cancellations in more than 25 years, according to analysis by The Associated Press.
"It's just been a horrible winter for flying. We're looking at...
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Space - Mir press conference
The space shuttle Discovery is on Sunday set to undock from the Mir Station for the last time before the beleagured Russian module is finally abandoned. Although the aim of the mission was to collect US astronaut Andrew Thomas, the...
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Thousands show support for Aristide
1. US military transport on streets of capital city
2. Troop on tank
3. Armoured personnel carriers moving on streets of Port-au-Prince
4. Soldiers patrol on foot
5. Soldier on patrol
6. Three soldiers take positions at street corner
7....
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Texans are dealing with a blast of winter weather that dumped up to 9 inches of snow in the northern part of the state. The weather left thousands of passengers stranded at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
HEADLINE: Texans deal with snowy winter weather
CAPTION: Texans are dealing with a blast of winter weather that dumped up to 9 inches of snow in the northern part of the state. The weather left thousands of passengers stranded at...
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Fishing communities evacuated, tourists leave as hurricane approaches
Tourists fleeing Hurricane Rina crowded Cancun's airport on Wednesday even as the cyclone lost some of its punch on a course for Mexico's resort-studded Caribbean coast.
Authorities evacuated some fishing communities and closed schools...
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Flights cancelled as floodwaters encroach on airport
1. Mid low shot of two Thai Airways planes on the tarmac at Don Muang Airport, floodwater flowing along in foreground, vehicle drives through water
2. Wider shot two Thai Airways planes on the tarmac at Don Muang Airport, floodwater...
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USA: PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WARNS IRAQ NOT TO ATTACK US U2 PLANES
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U-S President Bill Clinton gave a warning to Iraq on Tuesday, saying an attack on American U2 spy planes would be a big mistake.
The President spoke to reporters shortly after Saddam Hussein pushed back his deadline for...
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Airplanes gradually took to the skies after five days of being grounded by a volcanic ash cloud that has devastated European travel. Limited flights were allowed to resume at some European airports as some lucky travelers make it back to New York
HEADLINE: Travelers stranded in Europe land in JFK.
CAPTION: Airplanes gradually took to the skies after five days of being grounded by a volcanic ash cloud that has devastated European travel. Limited flights were allowed to resume at...
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Despite the threat of bad weather, operations appeared to be running smoothly at New York's JFK Airport - at least in Jet Blue's Terminal 5. (Nov. 27)
Despite the threat of bad weather, operations were running smoothly at New York's busy JFK Airport, at least in Jet Blue's Terminal 5, according to airline personnel and travelers in the terminal.
New York - November 27
1. Medium shot of...
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Nixon's Defence secretary Schlesinger says US spy flights near China should continue
1. Exterior State Duma
2. Interior Duma lobby
3. Russian and U.S. officials
4. Folder "Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom"
5. SOUNDBITE (English) James Schlesinger, Former U.S. Defence Secretary
"At the outset of the (Cold) War there...
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UN official on aid situation in Myanmar
1. Wide of press conference at Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand
2. Cutaway press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Amanda Pitt, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:
"We are seeing more flights getting in to...
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USA: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF U2 SPY PLANE FLIGHTS OVER IRAQ
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The United States says it has agreed only to a temporary suspension of U-2 spy plane flights over Iraq and expects the missions to resume soon.
U-N envoys opened talks on Wednesday with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on the...